Do not pay through 'off site' locations
A
Nanaimo man is out several thousand dollars after being duped into believing he
was paying for a legitimate Airbnb rental unit.
The
victim told police he responded to an ad from an individual claiming to reside
in the United Kingdom, who was advertising an Airbnb in a high end condo in
Nanaimo. After several weeks of exchanging e-mails the two agreed upon an
amount, and he was directed to send the money via a Moneygram to a third party
in the UK. Shortly after wiring the money he was contacted by the same person
and told more money was required to secure the rental unit. Only then did
he realize he had been scammed.
"The
official Airbnb website warns users to not pay for rental units through off
site locations as it could lead to personal information being compromised
and subject the payer to potential fraud and other security issues. This is
exactly what transpired here, said Constable Gary O'Brien of the Nanaimo
RCMP.
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